9419913

Provisioning Cloud Resources In View Of Weighted Importance Indicators

PublishedAugust 16, 2016
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Patent Claims
20 claims

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1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a processor, cloud resource usage data by an application, the cloud resource usage data identifying a first cloud resource consumed by the application, a first usage level associated with the first cloud resource, a second cloud resource consumed by the application, and a second usage level associated with the second cloud resource; assigning a first weighted importance indicator to the first cloud resource; assigning a second weighted importance indicator to the second cloud resource, wherein the first and second weighted importance indicators indicate a preference for the first cloud resource over a second cloud resource; and causing, by the processor, the first cloud resource to be provisioned, in view of the first weighed important indicator, at least at the first usage level, and the second cloud resource to be provisioned, in view of the second weighed important indicator, at a reduced usage level below the second usage level.

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2. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning the first weighted importance indicator to the first cloud resource further comprises: determining a predicted future usage level of the first cloud resource in view of the cloud resource usage data; and determining the first weighted importance indicator in view of the predicted future usage level.

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3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cloud resource comprises at least one of: a hardware resource or a software resource.

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4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving the first weighted importance indicator via a user interface.

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5. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first cloud resource and the second cloud resource to be provisioned further comprises: identifying a deployment architecture having available capacity of the first cloud resource exceeding the first usage level, the deployment architecture further having available capacity of the second cloud resource below the second usage level.

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6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource usage data comprises resource availability data.

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7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource usage data reflects a period of time during which the first cloud resource has been utilized at a utilization level exceeding a certain threshold utilization level.

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8. A system, comprising: a memory; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory, to: receive cloud resource usage data by an application, the cloud resource usage data identifying a first cloud resource consumed by the application, a first usage level associated with the first cloud resource, a second cloud resource consumed by the application, and a second usage level associated with the second cloud resource; assign a first weighted importance indicator to the first cloud resource; assign a second weighted importance indicator to the second cloud resource, wherein the first and second weighted importance indicators indicate a preference for the first cloud resource over a second cloud resource; and cause the first cloud resource to be provisioned, in view of the first weighed important indicator, at least at the first usage level, and the second cloud resource to be provisioned, in view of the second weighed important indicator, at a reduced usage level below the second usage level.

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9. The system of claim 8 , wherein to assign the first weighted importance indicator to the first cloud resource, the processor is further to: determine a predicted future usage level of the first cloud resource in view of the cloud resource usage data; and determine the first weighted importance indicator in view of the predicted future usage level.

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10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first cloud resource comprises at least one of: a hardware resource or a software resource.

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11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further to receive the first weighted importance indicator via a user interface.

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12. The system of claim 8 , wherein to cause the first cloud resource and the second cloud resource to be provisioned, the processor is further to: identify a deployment architecture having available capacity of the first cloud resource exceeding the first usage level, the deployment architecture further having available capacity of the second cloud resource below the second usage level.

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13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the resource usage data comprises resource availability data.

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14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the resource usage data reflects a period of time during which the first cloud resource has been utilized at a utilization level exceeding a certain threshold utilization level.

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15. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: receive, by the processor, cloud resource usage data by an application, the cloud resource usage data identifying a first cloud resource consumed by the application, a first usage level associated with the first cloud resource, a second cloud resource consumed by the application, and a second usage level associated with the second cloud resource; assign a first weighted importance indicator to the first cloud resource; assign a second weighted importance indicator to the second cloud resource, wherein the first and second weighted importance indicators indicate a preference for the first cloud resource over a second cloud resource; and cause, by the processor, the first cloud resource to be provisioned, in view of the first weighed important indicator, at least at the first usage level, and the second cloud resource to be provisioned, in view of the second weighed important indicator, at a reduced usage level below the second usage level.

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16. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the executable instructions causing the processor to assign the first weighted importance indicator to the first cloud resource further comprise executable instructions to cause the processor to: determine a predicted future usage level of the cloud resource in view of the cloud resource usage data; and determine the first weighted importance indicator in view of the predicted future usage level.

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17. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the executable instructions causing the processor to cause the first cloud resource and the second cloud resource to be provisioned further comprise executable instructions to cause the processor to: identify a deployment architecture having available capacity of the first cloud resource exceeding the first usage level, the deployment architecture further having available capacity of the second cloud resource below the second usage level.

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18. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first cloud resource comprises at least one of: a hardware resource or a software resource.

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19. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising executable instructions to cause the processor to: receive the first weighted importance indicator via a user interface.

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20. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the resource usage data reflects a period of time during which the first cloud resource has been utilized at a utilization level exceeding a certain threshold utilization level.

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Publication Date

August 16, 2016

Inventors

James Michael Ferris
Gerry Edward Riveros

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